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where is issued by the u.s. army corps of engineers not with concurrence of epa and in fact without taking into account significant comments made by epa was litigated. in the course of the litigation committee p. was asked to determine whether or not -- epa had to determine. we were not asked to. we had to determine whether or not we would stand behind a permit we did not agree with and instead we chose to use their veto authority under the clean water act. >> well, the permit issued by the core in 2007 at approval of epa. no, sir. epa commented on several versions of the permit discussions. i know the permit applicant has said over and over again that we approve, but we did not. her comments were taken. many were not addressed in the final permit issued by the court in our opinion was not protect the public health do not protective of water quality and not consistent with the language of the clean water act and i do admit that his being litigated. >> i guess you didn't notice during the debate, 240 members of b
where is issued by the u.s. army corps of engineers not with concurrence of epa and in fact without taking into account significant comments made by epa was litigated. in the course of the litigation committee p. was asked to determine whether or not -- epa had to determine. we were not asked to. we had to determine whether or not we would stand behind a permit we did not agree with and instead we chose to use their veto authority under the clean water act. >> well, the permit issued by...
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is amazing to watch everything from the u.s. across the u.s. in the middle east where these organizations are capable of putting their money in the same coffer and they have and to know exactly how to get their money to hamas to fund these organizations. that is something that is come out of the trials we can see organizations set up deliberately with the help of organizations internationally in egypt and elsewhere to raise money for hamas. so i kind of come out in between the two. i don't think you can argue that based on what we know that it is a hierarchical organization. i don't think that is the way it works but by the same token you can't say it is a movement that is loosely affiliated. it is something in between which is basically how a lot of organizations are modeled. >> i think it is interesting that this conversation is propelling itself and we don't need to ask too many questions to prompt a good lively conversation here. i want to ask one other question though. i think i sense a little bit of difference between you lorenzo and you
is amazing to watch everything from the u.s. across the u.s. in the middle east where these organizations are capable of putting their money in the same coffer and they have and to know exactly how to get their money to hamas to fund these organizations. that is something that is come out of the trials we can see organizations set up deliberately with the help of organizations internationally in egypt and elsewhere to raise money for hamas. so i kind of come out in between the two. i don't...
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he said that the u.s. will do everything they can. the u.s. people are sending us a lot of assistance through the red cross and other channels. he is excepting your sensibility -- sending your sympathy to us. he is engaging in rescue and transporting the affected area. your experts are working with our nuclear experts as well. we are working in washington as well as in tokyo. every hour to try to come to a better solution. as the president and the prime minister said, we should overcome the situation. we are grateful to the american people. we are grateful for you being here in this moment. thank you very much. [applause] >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the vice president and director of the policy program at perkins. i would like to add my sympathy and condolences to the japanese people on this occasion of such a horrendous disaster. the issues are on many of our minds as we watched the horror show unfolds. -- is the director of the center of the northeastern policy studies. he has a distinguished career in government. this is di
he said that the u.s. will do everything they can. the u.s. people are sending us a lot of assistance through the red cross and other channels. he is excepting your sensibility -- sending your sympathy to us. he is engaging in rescue and transporting the affected area. your experts are working with our nuclear experts as well. we are working in washington as well as in tokyo. every hour to try to come to a better solution. as the president and the prime minister said, we should overcome the...
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a u.s. operation or do they see this as a truly international -- let as much as by the arab league as for the tar? >> i do not think anyone looks at it as an american operation. they looked at it as a western operation. but i do not think a lot of people think that that is a bad thing. in the region for the first time in a long time, there is actually a convergence is of interest. surprisingly of big part of the arab street is in favor of military intervention to protect the libyan people. you'd be surprised to see that even though there is an extreme caution of a part of united states should not be perceived as certain way or military intervention been perceived in a certain way, this is one of the unique opportunities in the history of american military involvement in the middle east where the u.s. is not looking at what is happening in libya as an attempt by the united states to impose its own objectives on to the region. that is at this stage in the process. there is always the skepticis
a u.s. operation or do they see this as a truly international -- let as much as by the arab league as for the tar? >> i do not think anyone looks at it as an american operation. they looked at it as a western operation. but i do not think a lot of people think that that is a bad thing. in the region for the first time in a long time, there is actually a convergence is of interest. surprisingly of big part of the arab street is in favor of military intervention to protect the libyan...
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the u.s. is the largest and biggest exporter of food. as large populations in china and india become more affluent. countries throughout africa and asia are suffering from severe malnutrition. the u.s. must give high priority to executing a food policy that creates export opportunities and agricultural businesses and addresses hunker in volatile regions that could negatively impact national security. i am grateful for the personal interest. i encourage the secretary to work with congress on this issue. we appreciate the time the appearance of the secretary before us today in the midst of a demanding schedule. we look forward to our discussion. thank you. >> thank you very much. we are delighted to have you here. >> i want to begin by thanking you, chairman kerry for not just those two eloquent statements of our priorities as a nation by for your service and lifetime of leadership. these issues really do matter to america's security. it is an honor to appear before you. i recently took part in
the u.s. is the largest and biggest exporter of food. as large populations in china and india become more affluent. countries throughout africa and asia are suffering from severe malnutrition. the u.s. must give high priority to executing a food policy that creates export opportunities and agricultural businesses and addresses hunker in volatile regions that could negatively impact national security. i am grateful for the personal interest. i encourage the secretary to work with congress on...
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>> obviously the u.s. wants to see a responsible government emerged that respects the will of the libyan people. there is a serious institution building challenge that exists in libya. we believe there are universal rights that need to be acknowledged and respected and processes determined by the people in each of these countries that charts the specific course that is suitable to that country. it would be wrong of us to sit here with the road map for political transformation in libya, but are consistent message across the region and across the world is that the people deserve the right to chart their own future in a fashion that enables them to express themselves freely, a symbol freely, select their leaders, and do so free of violence and intimidation. >> with regard to the military question, you are saying it is premature to commit troops. is it the u.s. position that we need to be done through a nato commitment and not through a u.s. military commitment? is the president discussing more broadly how to
>> obviously the u.s. wants to see a responsible government emerged that respects the will of the libyan people. there is a serious institution building challenge that exists in libya. we believe there are universal rights that need to be acknowledged and respected and processes determined by the people in each of these countries that charts the specific course that is suitable to that country. it would be wrong of us to sit here with the road map for political transformation in libya,...
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senior u.s. of quotient -- officials say quote my gender issues will have to say a bat succeed there's no way we can be successful if we maintain every special interest and pet project. i know you pretty well. this is quite frankly unacceptable and any progress we have made with regard to women's rights will be quicklyn s kl rolled bak buy the karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of genderadvo equality per or have been a strong advocate for women's rights and i know that you have. i don't think we can stand by let the administration will back off the critical work we have done in afghanistan. t is this report accurate? if so what is the justification? >> it is not accurate and i am trying to find out who's beneficial is because that is not the policy. we believe strongly that women and girls are essential to building democracy and security. what we have done is to develop the civilian assistant strategy for afghan women and current a providing more suppor
senior u.s. of quotient -- officials say quote my gender issues will have to say a bat succeed there's no way we can be successful if we maintain every special interest and pet project. i know you pretty well. this is quite frankly unacceptable and any progress we have made with regard to women's rights will be quicklyn s kl rolled bak buy the karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of genderadvo equality per or have been a strong advocate for women's...
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u.s. dollar. and until you do that, we will not get a strong recovery. other opinion pieces. alan greenspan writing that the dodd/frank law fails to meet the test of our time. that is alan greenspan today writing in "the financial times." arofsky has a piece in "the wall street journal." guest: on the dodd/frank bill, unfortunately in the name of preventing too big to fail, it codifies too big to fail, but which is why the large institutions are borrowing at a much lower cost than it would if they did not have dodd/frank. that is another thing that has to be revisited. it is very destructive, especially for community banks and smaller banks. in terms of the housing markets, the government has gone in the way of a recovery of the housing market. we should be on the up turn now. the american people need 1.5 million new houses per year because of population increases, and because of wear and tear on old houses. we're building a fraction of that today, and most of them are rentals. i think by
u.s. dollar. and until you do that, we will not get a strong recovery. other opinion pieces. alan greenspan writing that the dodd/frank law fails to meet the test of our time. that is alan greenspan today writing in "the financial times." arofsky has a piece in "the wall street journal." guest: on the dodd/frank bill, unfortunately in the name of preventing too big to fail, it codifies too big to fail, but which is why the large institutions are borrowing at a much lower...
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u.s., they're not concerned so they lobby in a different direction. >> thank you. i will ask one more question. this is my second round. if you fast forward to today and look at the other end of the buchan, march 4, 2011, problems we have now, the chair has described moral hazard and the like. we talked about that. what did you do? i can anticipate your answers as i think you've given them, just to make it very clear on the record, what would you recommend march 4, 2011? >> briefly, first, i want to emphasize the things we have said. one, you need more capital. and that you need increasing capital has to be with the size of the bank's, the risk of too big to fail. it has to be that this distortion has to be eliminated. secondly, if you have a problem, you should play by the ordinary rules of capitalism. when you go into bankruptcy, you convert that to equity. it is really a version of the standard rules of capitalism. you look at the numbers back in citibank, they had enough long- term cap
u.s., they're not concerned so they lobby in a different direction. >> thank you. i will ask one more question. this is my second round. if you fast forward to today and look at the other end of the buchan, march 4, 2011, problems we have now, the chair has described moral hazard and the like. we talked about that. what did you do? i can anticipate your answers as i think you've given them, just to make it very clear on the record, what would you recommend march 4, 2011? >> briefly,...
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we also asked for help from our u.s. representative, steve cohen's office, and from fbi special agent greg thomason, who had been tracking my son since nashville. after our son was finally released and brought home to us. no one said anything to us about what might have happened to him in yemen or what they may have learned that so alarmed the fbi agent who interrogated carlos while he was in the custody of yemen's political security organization. carlos's experience in yemeni political jail was the final stage of his radicalization. he was in there with true evil- doers -- hard-core al qaeda members who convinced him to get revenge on america. something is wrong with the muslim leadership in nashville. what happened to carlos at those nashville mosques isn't normal. i have other family members who are muslims, and they are modern, peaceful, law abiding people, who have been muslim for many years and are not radicalized. i also have several uncles and brothers in the military. our family has fought for the united states
we also asked for help from our u.s. representative, steve cohen's office, and from fbi special agent greg thomason, who had been tracking my son since nashville. after our son was finally released and brought home to us. no one said anything to us about what might have happened to him in yemen or what they may have learned that so alarmed the fbi agent who interrogated carlos while he was in the custody of yemen's political security organization. carlos's experience in yemeni political jail...